Visitation (1561) showed that Leonard married twice, 1st to Agnes/Anne Bexwell, 2nd to Anne Lee (dau of Sir Anthony, widow of George Rede), with son Robert by Agnes/Anne Bexwell. Visitation (1664-8) shows just one marriage, to Anne Lee (sister of Sir Henry), showing her as mother of ...

m3. (18.01.1546) Elizabeth Bokenham (dau of George Bokenham of Snetterton & Great Livermere, widow of John Bexwell)

F.

Leonard Spencer (2nd of that name)

m. _ Head of Norwich

i.+

issue - Robert, William, Edward, Leonard

G.+

other issue - George, James

3.

Elizabeth Spencer (d by 1573)

m1. Robert Palmer of Lynn

m2. Edmund Eden of Blofield (d 1563)

Wikipedia ("Cannon Hall") reports that "In 1660 the estate was purchased by John Spencer, a Welsh hay-rake maker. The Spencer family had arrived in Yorkshire from .. Montgomeryshire in the Welsh borders." It is very unlikely that the following family shared a common root with the Norfolk family above. They share this page for our convenience.